Residential care home · Somerset

The Grange

The Grange, Priddy Road, Green Ore, Wells, BA5 3EN

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Inadequate New owner since February 2026

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 25 March 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

The home changed owner in February 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • July 2022InadequateSECRW previous owner
  • November 2018GoodSECRW previous owner
  • August 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Somerset

The Grange is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 20 other homes in Somerset. 89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 9 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 14 (7%)
  • Good 125 (64%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 16 (8%)
  • Requires improvement 21 (11%)
  • Not yet rated 9 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Bendalls Farm
    Wells, Somerset · BA5 3EX · Residential care home · 10 beds1.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Torrwood Care Centre
    Wells, Somerset · BA5 3FB · Nursing home · 82 beds3.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • The Old Rectory
    Radstock, Somerset · BA3 4NQ · Residential care home · 10 beds4.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Fletcher House
    Wells, Somerset · BA5 1TN · Residential care home · 57 beds5.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Crandon Springs Care Home
    Wells, Somerset · BA5 1WE · Residential care home · 64 beds5.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • East Court
    Wells, Somerset · BA5 1AR · Residential care home · 17 beds6.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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Other homes run by Lightsky Group Operations Limited

8 care homes in total: 4 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 1 Not yet rated.

  • Street Farm
    Cheddar, Somerset · BS27 3TH · Residential care home · 11 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Bendalls Farm
    Wells, Somerset · BA5 3EX · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Bradbury House
    Bristol, Bristol, City of · BS4 5DF · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Silver Tree Lodge
    Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset · BS23 4BN · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Cypress Lodge
    Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset · BS14 0QB · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • The Old Rectory
    Radstock, Somerset · BA3 4NQ · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago

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What the data says about The Grange

Run by Lightsky Group Operations Limited, The Grange is a residential care home in Wells, Somerset with 25 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs.

CQC last rated the home in March 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated caring as Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its previous rating, in July 2022, was Inadequate, so the home has improved.

The nearest home with a higher rating is Bendalls Farm (Good), 1.3 km away. 4 of Lightsky Group Operations Limited’s 7 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). The home changed owner in February 2026. Across Somerset, 89% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.